In case you missed it, here’s all the big comedy stuff that happened this week:
-Silicon Valley and Inside Amy Schumer eached aired their season finales. We reviewed Silicon Valley’s first year and rounded up the best sketches from this season of Amy Schumer.
-Following the success of Workaholics and Broad City, Comedy Central has ordered a pilot from sketch duo BriTANick.
-NYC standup and former SNL writer Michael Che made his debut as a Daily Show correspondent. We interviewed him about his Comedy Central Half Hour, which airs tonight.
-John Oliver’s net neutrality segment caused the FCC’s comment section to crash.
-The UCB Theatre announced the amazing lineup for the 16th annual Del Close Marathon.
-We got some more details on what to expect from The Minority Report with Larry Wilmore.
-We took a look at the roots of comedic filmmaking by examining the visual direction of Chaplin and Keaton.
-We profiled Kristen Wiig’s pre- and post-Saturday Night Live years, as well as her meteoric rise on the show itself.
-For its 30th anniversary, Ghostbusters is getting a theatrical re-release.
-We made a list of 11 excellent modern comedy duos, including the Broad City ladies and Key & Peele.
-Amy Poehler shared some more information on what to expect from her upcoming first book, Yes Please.
-We talked to comedian and physical therapy doctorate recipient Chris Distefano about his upcoming Half Hour, and what it takes to be a great stand-up.
-Kumail Nanjiani launched a podcast that will analyze every episode of The X-Files, one at a time.
-We recommended this week’s best podcasts, including Morgan Freeman’s podcast debut on Nerdist, and the Twitter feed of Eli Yudin.
And here are your Top Five Web Videos of the Week:
Todd Glass - “Was It Better Back in the Day?†(via Funny Or Die)
WOMEN - “Soulmatesâ€
CollegeHumor - “The Hottest Lesbian Kiss Everâ€
Funny Or Die - “Amazon’s New Product Revealedâ€
Ilana Glazer’s Chronic Gamer Girl - “DEATH: THE FINAL FINALE!â€